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Broadleaf plantain
Plantago major
Oval leaves in a flat rosette with a tall skinny seed spike. The signature weed of compacted soil along paths and play areas.
How to tell
- •Broad oval leaves with parallel veins
- •Leaves lie flat, survive mowing
- •Tall narrow seed stalks like a rat tail
- •Grows where soil is packed hard
Why it is in your lawn
Compaction. Plantain tolerates hard, low-oxygen soil that grass cannot.
Best window
Any time it is growing. Aeration in fall prevents next year's.
1 · Fix the cause
- Core aerate in September
- Pull with a weeder; the root is fibrous and comes up easily
- Topdress with compost to loosen soil
2 · Eco product
Iron HEDTA, one or two applications.
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This one is almost always a soil problem wearing a weed costume.
Reference only · what the truck would spray
Active ingredient
2,4-D + MCPP + dicamba
Typical product
Trimec
Why we do not recommend it
Not needed. Aeration plus a weeder solves this one.
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